Shelton Forename
36,411th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 21,042 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe
Shelton Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 9,705 | 1:37,356 | 2,349 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 4,104 | 1:3,758 | 619 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 3,291 | 1:6,320 | 1,029 |
| South Africa | 98% | 753 | 1:72,421 | 6,576 |
| Kenya | - | 744 | 1:62,241 | 3,927 |
| Brazil | 100% | 403 | 1:531,603 | 17,062 |
| Liberia | 99% | 396 | 1:11,142 | 969 |
| India | 100% | 287 | 1:4,233,024 | 171,407 |
| Haiti | 100% | 212 | 1:50,599 | 3,351 |
| England | 97% | 151 | 1:368,231 | 8,702 |
| Philippines | 100% | 98 | 1:1,081,729 | 28,817 |
| Canada | 100% | 98 | 1:338,096 | 10,336 |
| Jamaica | - | 85 | 1:33,920 | 2,235 |
| Guyana | 100% | 65 | 1:11,742 | 1,711 |
| Bahamas | - | 61 | 1:6,547 | 958 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 59 | 1:23,075 | 2,617 |
| Australia | - | 42 | 1:325,181 | 6,319 |
| Botswana | - | 42 | 1:52,011 | 4,968 |
| Zambia | - | 40 | 1:396,370 | 10,173 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Belize | 100% | 24 | 1:14,763 | 1,892 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 20 | 1:171,382 | 3,429 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| China | - | 20 | 1:68,302,789 | 63,189 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 19 | 1:9,345,493 | 111,831 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 18 | 1:397,333 | 16,617 |
| Uganda | 100% | 16 | 1:2,559,808 | 30,381 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 16 | 1:1,056,380 | 17,844 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 14 | 1:429,881 | 7,902 |
| Thailand | 100% | 14 | 1:5,004,701 | 92,981 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 13 | 1:44,689 | 2,823 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 12 | 1:2,537,495 | 69,200 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 10 | 1:11,158 | 1,580 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 10 | 1:10,975 | 1,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Iceland | - | 9 | 1:40,669 | 2,415 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 8 | 1:22,227 | 2,229 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 7 | 1:7,319 | 1,092 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 7 | 1:681,135 | 8,843 |
| Russia | 100% | 6 | 1:24,038,951 | 65,699 |
| Peru | 100% | 6 | 1:5,298,576 | 37,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 83% | 6 | 1:1,358,719 | 89,225 |
| Germany | 100% | 5 | 1:19,335,575 | 51,270 |
| Norway | - | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Afghanistan | - | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Honduras | - | 4 | 1:2,204,367 | 17,261 |
| Pakistan | 67% | 4 | 1:48,589,420 | 158,924 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Mexico | 100% | 4 | 1:31,036,107 | 61,748 |
| Israel | 100% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Italy | 100% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Chile | 67% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
Shelton (132,199) may also be a surname.
Shelton Forename Popularity
Shelton Demographics
Shelton Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sample size: 23 (2018)
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelton in the Russian language | ||
| Шелтон | selton | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shelton